Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill

21 reviews

laneychaney's review against another edition

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Blood, and Mental illness

Moderate: Pedophilia

raginsagein's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Mental illness

Moderate: Pedophilia, Sexual violence, and Animal death

Minor: Car accident and Emotional abuse

jaedia's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Incest, Medical content, Animal death, Suicide, Violence, Sexual assault, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gore, Gaslighting, Death, Blood, Self harm, and Gun violence

Moderate: Vomit, Adult/minor relationship, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Murder, Pedophilia, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Car accident, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Abandonment, and Incest

sandylewis's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

It started out bad but by the end I was rooting for the couple 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Violence, and Mental illness

va1entine's review against another edition

dark emotional funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

this book was a series of ups and downs. at some parts, i was hooked, unable to stop reading; at others, it was a chore to keep going. while i enjoyed the dedication to detail, the book felt too long somehow, though i don’t know what would’ve been cut. i do think the author did a decent job tying up loose ends at the conclusion of the book. 
i found jude hard to root for at times, and i didn’t care one way or another what happened to him. i rooted for marybeth solely because i wanted her to be happy. everything else was sort of a crapshoot. there were a few poignant moments, and i enjoyed the moments where marybeth and jude actually were talking about their feelings—you can see the traces of genuine connection and affection for one another. the characters were given stories intended to give them depth but the stories did not really show beyond when they were mentioned. overall, 3.5/5. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide, and Gun violence

Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual assault, Blood, Death, Adult/minor relationship, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Car accident, Pedophilia, and Toxic relationship

wulnerable's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Mental illness, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Terminal illness, and Chronic illness

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis and Gaslighting

Minor: Rape and Suicidal thoughts

chris_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

The "man writing women" vibes were strong in this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Sexual violence, Violence, Child abuse, and Gore

Moderate: Self harm, Pedophilia, Animal death, Incest, Mental illness, Gaslighting, and Misogyny

Minor: Murder, Adult/minor relationship, and Suicide

shay_starlessxsea's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Self harm, Death, Animal death, Mental illness, Violence, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Gore, and Suicide

kantestadros's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Animal death, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Death, and Child abuse

chupacobbruh's review against another edition

dark emotional slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Suicide attempt, Addiction, Pedophilia, Sexual violence, Child abuse, and Mental illness